The virtual battles where soldiers can't die: MoD trains Army to fight using sophisticated video gamesBy Claire Bates
Last updated at 7:11 PM on 12th March 2010
Poised with his rifle in the searing heat of the Afghan desert, a British soldier suddenly has to dive for cover as he comes under enemy fire.
However, despite the bullets whizzing all around he is in no real danger ... because he's sitting in an Armed Forces base in Bristol 3,500 miles from the front line.
Although this might seem like fun and games it is a serious part of the pre-deployment training for troops heading into the combat zone.
雖然這看似乎有趣和遊戲，但它是部隊在進入戰區的部署前訓練中的一個認真部分。
Called Op JCOVE, the virtual system made only for the Armed Forces runs on PCs and laptops and allows soldiers to experience a wide range of scenarios both in patrol vehicles and on foot.
被稱作 Op JCOVE，這虛擬系統只用於武裝部隊，在PC和筆記本電腦上運行，讓士兵去經驗一範圍廣泛的景況，巡邏車輛中及步行兩者皆有。
Captain Terry Newton from the Royal Tank Regiment shows how the training system works at the MoD centre in Bristol. It can simulate a variety of terrains faced by troops in the Middle East
皇家坦克團隊長特里牛頓顯示，在在布里斯托的國防部中心的訓體練系统如何工作，它可以模擬各種地形在中東的軍隊所要面對的
JCOVE at work: Soldiers roam around realistic terrain and can work in teams using a multi-player option
JCOVE在工作：士兵漫遊真實的地形，和使用一多玩家選項能在隊伍中工作
Out on the frontline: Royal Marine Commandos on the ground in Helmand, Southern Afghanistan列於前線：皇家海軍突擊隊在阿富汗南部 赫爾曼德省地上
Before they 'head out' into the computer combat zone on their laptops they are briefed on the scenarios they might face.
The system simulates various types of terrain found in the Middle East and arms the 'gamers' with virtual versions of the latest British equipment. Each player has a life bar and face enemy characters that are responsive and 'free-thinking'.
The soldiers interact with each other during the game and if one of them 'dies' during the exercise the others will carry on. Once it is over their mistakes are examined.
Captain Terry Newton, who fought in Afghanistan last year, said: 'JCOVE is a fantastic tool to build up the basics for going on operations.
'The verbal communications we would use and the drills we would do for example to call in a rescue helicopter can be mimicked on this system
Soldiers from 1 Rifles try out the training system that lets them practice various drills they will need to know once they get sent to the frontline步槍隊士兵試用訓練系統，它讓他們實習多種演練，他們將需知道一旦被派到前線
Concentrating hard the soldiers try out the gaming system. After each exercise they talk through what they can improve in how they tackled the situation士兵極專心嘗試遊戲系統，在每次練習後，他們詳談他們可以改善情況之處
'One of the main benefits is that the modern generation of soldiers are very used to computer consoles so they pick up on the simulation and treat it like a rehearsal very quickly.
'And for the younger soldiers who may not have been on operations before it is a relatively relaxed way to build up their confidence, build up their verbals.'
The JCOVE system even has characters dressed as Afghan civilians who enter a building, pick up a weapon and come out as Taliban.
Captain Newton said: 'This obviously reflects reality. When you're in Afghanistan the Taliban don't wear a uniform. You can only distinguish them once they have a weapon and are firing at you.
'We let a soldier run through the scenario, pause it and if he's made a mistake take him back let him redo it again. So when he gets on operations he can do things instinctively.'
John Brookes, JCOVE project manager, added: 'Originally this system just looked a vehicle convoy operations, now with the upgraded VBS2 software we can focus on more dismounted operations.
'We made sure as much UK kit as possible was represented within the software.
'It can do foot patrols, section attacks, 'call-for' fires, almost anything you can think of as a military exercise can we represented within the system.'
The system is also used by the U.S Army and Marine Corps and other Nato members.
The software manufacturer Bohemia Interactive, have developed a pared-down version of the game called JCOVE Lite for the British public.
It was paid for by the Ministry of Defence to give people, particularly potential recruits, an idea of how the British military trained for combat.
VBS2 JCOVE Lite Unofficial Community Promotional video
VBS2 JCOVE Lite 非正式社區宣傳錄像西元2010年01月30日
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